With ever-increasing estimates in insured damage for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma & Maria, the strain on infrastructure and resources to repair them is not abating. Harvey is currently being reported by the Governor of Texas as costing up to $180 billion, media reports estimate up to $85 billion for Irma (mostly in Puerto Rico), and now Maria has varying estimates of losses of up to $30 billion.

In a seemingly endless run of natural catastrophes, there are swathes of the Caribbean, USA and now Latin America that are laid to ruin. With wildly varying repair estimates running up to $200 billion, the hurricanes alone could be the costliest ever seen, now notwithstanding Mexico City reeling from the latest 7.1 magnitude quake.

Houston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the US, has recently been devastated by the effects of Hurricane Harvey. As the flood waters begin to recede, those hit worst by the storm now have the traumatic task of rebuilding their homes and lives.